Afterparty Buffet

[superstylishsquid]

[So, that trial sure happened, didn't it? And on nearly empty stomachs, no less. That's why people might catch Alastor headed for the kitchen as soon as they're out of the theater, obviously intent on making food. He's in there a while, actually, and the hallway outside of it smells strongly of some rather tasty food.

What he's up to will become clear when he goes around to tell people to visit the mess hall. There, he's set up a varied buffet on one of the tables, all of various foods easy to serve in small portions. This includes small slices of beef only very lightly seared on the outside, but also more fully cooked fare, and even a few fruit and vegetable dishes. Plus the requisite spread of alcohol, because it sure has been A Day, huh?

...Also, while Hermes obviously doesn't eat, he still gets the instructions to go to the mess hall. Huh.]

Comments

[voidseeing]

[... and here he closes his eyes for a moment. Well. They would all find out eventually either way.]

... I've got less than a year left in this body.

[superstylishsquid]

How did he even get it in there...?

[godspiousjasper]

Ah... How peculiar. How does this work?

[ He wasn't completely around for these things last time. ]

[superstylishsquid]

[Oh, that word...yeah, he's blushing again.]

It's fine, demons don't sleep as much as humans. Mostly just to recover from injuries or overexertion.

[superstylishsquid]

Sounds like Ritsu's not the only one I need to find a solution for, then.

[onychomance]

[Stray Cat makes the cat activation noise when Zack scritches its petals. Its eyes open. It moves in to sniff...

Kira watches this carefully, but Stray Cat is a lot more docile in the dark, so he decides it's fine. He nods to his roommate.]

Zack. How are you holding up?

[Kira is not a fighter, so he stayed out of the riot. But that thing with the plants... he's surprised Zack wants to touch another plant so soon, actually. Fortunately Stray has now lowered its head and deigned to let him scritch]

[somuchshipping]

[Hermes scratches at one of his front legs.]

The first one had us combine certain people so that the sum is the digital root displayed and the second one added in some color mixing. This might also be color mixing.

[autonomousthought]

I think we needed the digital root for the first one... [the color is new to her]

[godspiousjasper]

...Am I to take this as something to do with that crystal we spotted on you during trial earlier?

[ Instantly in concerned mode because yeah, he'd wanted to ask about it but Akane was too busy 'killing' him earlier. ]

Like with Miss Ritsu's body, is that thing killing you or something?

[autonomousthought]

I don't know, but I haven't gotten it out. Maybe he made his transaction with the Gimme while already in there?

[voidseeing]

As much as I appreciate the thought, I've got a solution for it back at home... or rather, my new home. Turns out there are some benefits to being modified so that your soul can be transferred into a new body.

[... wait, what.]

Mess Hall

[superstylishsquid]

[So, Hermes. Notice the devil approaching you before he's looming?]

Gonna explain what's up with you, yet?

[superstylishsquid]

Kinda useless, if it's stuck in there.

[superstylishsquid]

What do you have planned for a replacement, then?

[Look. He already offered to take care of Ritsu's soul until they figured out a new vessel for it?]

[onychomance]

[Following the others, Kira checks in on the group]

You may need all three colors for this if it's to become brown. Or perhaps just orange and azure...

[voidseeing]

Slowly. More quickly without the treatments.

[No point in lying about it now that everyone saw those! He's just glad no one thought that it had anything to do with the murder itself, honestly.]

But I should still be able to hold out for a while even without them.

[godspiousjasper]

Aah! So, Kira. Since you seem to know how this works. Do you know which of us would work for this one?

[voidseeing]

I can have a new body created for me back in Kanto. It's just a matter of transferring my soul into it once it's completed.

Good thing I know someone there who specializes in that sort of thing.

[Sometimes there are perks to surviving murdergames!]

[superstylishsquid]

Maybe you could help Ritsu out too, then. I can handle souls, but creating a new body would be a hassle and a lot of resources.

[autonomousthought]

A bit, yeah... It's just me and the car in there, now, so it's not really that cramped, at least.

[somuchshipping]

[He does, and is about to greet him, only for THAT question to be asked. Nothing but straight to the point. Hermes fidgets in place a little.]

I'm completely fine...! ...OkayMaybeALittleSad ThatILostTwo OfMyFriends, but other than that, I'd fine...!

1/2

[godspiousjasper]

Probably would be why, yes. I'm sorry that ended up bringing up what must have been bad memories for you.

[ Anyone with a brain could tell as much by her wording and general mannerisms with all this. ]

One of your missing memories, you suppose?

[ O h. Oh no. His smile lost a bit of it's sunniness then, though he sure was trying to keep it up for a moment. ]

[autonomousthought]

[Ritsu waits a good while, before approaching. She still keeps a bit of distance, since they're no longer in a situation that demands proximity. It's more for Gai's comfort than her own - she knows she smells bad.]

Any better?

[superstylishsquid]

And I guess if you need to, you can just shove stuff in the car for storage.

[autonomousthought]

Yeah. That's what I did with most of the rest of the stuff I got.